Ubiquitous environments are important because they allow users to move about freely and continue the interaction with the available applications through a variety of interactive devices (including cell phones, PDA's, desktop computers, digital television sets, and intelligent watches). A frustrating limitation is that people have to start their... more...

Helps readers to understand how to create environments for end-user development. This volume is for those who want to know how to allow end-users to be actively involved in the development of software systems. It includes contributions from international experts in end-user development who address relevant issues and propose original solutions. more...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 1st Human-Computer Interaction Symposium held in Milano, Italy on September 7-10, 2008. The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice;... more...